Tito Jackson

Tito Jackson was an American musician. He was an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label and later had continued success with the group on the Epic label in the late 1970s and 1980s. Tito began a solo career in 2003 performing as a blues musician. Throughout his career, he was nominated for three Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Jackson 5.

Family life

Jackson was born Toriano Adaryll Jackson at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana on October 15, 1953. He was the third of ten children of the Jackson family, born to parents Joseph and Katherine: Rebbie, Jackie, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon, Michael, Randy, and Janet.

In June 1972, Jackson married Delores "Dee Dee" Martes at the age of 18, and the couple divorced in 1988. The couple had three sons — Taj (born 1973), Taryll (born 1975), and TJ (born 1978) — who comprise the R&B / pop group 3T. At the time of his death, Jackson had nine grandchildren. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GB3L-MST
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